rentier
[rahn-tyey]
- a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
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Next, add the vices of a rentier state: laziness, irresponsibility, a sense of entitlement, and ignorance.
Historical Examples
The one who has a perpetual income from bonds or rents is called a rentier.
The Principles of EconomicsFrank A. Fetter
But did you see in the paper that he was put down as rentier?
Plays--First SeriesAugust Strindberg
My French friends wanted to talk of the "Psychology of the Rentier."
War and the FutureH. G. Wells
He gives himself the name of Piquouique, rentier, English; and he appeals to his Ambassador.
Old FriendsAndrew Lang
rentier
- a person whose income consists primarily of fixed unearned amounts, such as rent or bond interest
- (as modifier)the rentier class
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Word Origin
from rente; see rent 1
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Word Origin and History for rentier
n.
1847, from French rentier, "holder of rental properties or investments that pay income," from rente "profit, income" (see rent (n.1)).
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